Word: dog
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...world were to be transformed into an animal kingdom, a dog fancier would have a wonderful time typecasting members of Congress. In both houses it would be easy to spot such specimens as the mournful mastiff, the excitable spitz, the busy dachshund with his close-set lawyer's eyes, the bloodhound with his air of sad preoccupation. Furthermore, there is an engaging and familiar quality about the aimless circling, the friendly tail-wagging, the snoozing and occasional fang-baring which take place on the floor...
...thing, the back of the hall was jammed with photographers whose cameras produced incessant clacking and whirring sounds. For another, the Secretary was no more inspiring than a wary cat on a high front porch. When he spoke he came to grips with an insurmountable problem: a cat, addressing dogs, does not dare speak like a dog for fear he will be accused of imitating an Airedale, and dare not speak like a cat for fear of annihilation. There is only one recourse-a dry, neutral marsh-bird tone...
...campaign against the racketeers. Special patrols aided by fire brigades swooped on one bicho headquarters, arrested Millionaire Banker Rafaele Palermo and 35 henchmen. Most Brazilians seemed unimpressed. One skeptical bystander, watching as Palermo and his assistants were hustled into the patrol wagon, muttered: "Bitten by the dogs they've been feeding. That reminds me: o cāo [the dog] has not turned up for a long time." Then, like many another citizen, he hurried off to place...
Practice Cheese. Truffle dogs need not be imported. Training them is not difficult. Since genuine truffles are expensive ($12 a pound, canned), the trainer may use cheese. He takes bits of ripe, strong Gorgonzola, wraps them in cloth and buries them in the earth. When the odor has seeped through the soil, he leads his dog within range. After many tries, the dog gets the idea and smells out the Gorgonzola. When he digs up the bait, the trainer pats him and feeds him a rewarding biscuit...
...summer, when the truffles bloom underground, the dog is highly skilled at finding such buried treasure. Then he is introduced to a real truffle, either fresh or canned. When the dog's interest has been transferred to the new odor, he leads the hunter to the trufflries. Dr. Rogers believes that the U.S. has enough oak forests rich in truffles to keep many dogs and hunters busy...